Vince Chhabria
Vince Chhabria is an American jurist. He serves on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California and became the first federal judge of South Asian descent in California. He has overseen major multidistrict litigation and complex federal civil cases, establishing a prominent judicial career in one of the nation’s busiest federal courts.
Manish Shah
Manish Shah is an American jurist. He became the first federal judge of South Asian descent in Illinois when he was appointed to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He has presided over a wide range of civil and criminal matters, helping expand Indian American representation within the federal judiciary.
Indira Talwani
Indira Talwani is an American jurist. She serves on the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts and became the first person of Asian descent appointed as a federal judge in the state. Her appointment marked a milestone in the diversification of Massachusetts’ federal judiciary and broadened South Asian representation on the bench.
Roopali Desai
Roopali Desai is an American jurist. She serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, becoming the first South Asian American appointed to the nation’s largest federal appellate court. Before joining the bench, she built a distinguished career in election law and appellate litigation. Her appointment broadened South Asian representation within the […]
Amit Mehta
Amit Mehta is an American jurist. He serves on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, where he has presided over nationally significant cases involving antitrust law, executive power, and the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. His work has placed him at the center of some of the most consequential federal […]
Cathy Bissoon
Cathy Bissoon is an American jurist. In 2011, she became the first South Asian American woman confirmed to an Article III federal judgeship. She serves on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, where she has presided over a broad range of federal civil and criminal cases. Her appointment expanded Indian American […]
Sri Srinivasan
Sri Srinivasan is an American jurist. In 2013, he became the first Indian American confirmed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. In 2020, he became the first person of South Asian descent to serve as Chief Judge of a federal appellate court. Widely regarded as one of the nation’s […]
Amul Thapar
Amul Thapar is an American jurist. In 2007, he became the first Indian American appointed to an Article III federal judgeship. He later joined the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, where he continues to serve. His appointment marked a milestone in the diversification of the federal judiciary and opened the way for […]
Neal Katyal
Neal Katyal is an American lawyer and constitutional litigator. He successfully argued Hamdan v. Rumsfeld (2006), the landmark Supreme Court case that struck down the Bush administration’s military commission system at Guantanamo Bay. He later served as Acting Solicitor General of the United States and, by 2017, had argued more cases before the Supreme Court […]
Rachel Paulose
Rachel Paulose is an American lawyer and former U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota. In 2006, she became the first Indian American woman nominated by a president and confirmed by the U.S. Senate to any federal office. As the chief federal prosecutor for Minnesota, she oversaw criminal prosecutions and represented the United States in […]